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Presidential election in Louisiana, 2020

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Louisiana
2020 presidential election

Democratic primary: July 11, 2020
Democratic winner: Joe Biden

Republican primary: July 11, 2020
Republican winner: Donald Trump

Electoral College: Eight votes
2020 winner: Donald Trump
2016 winner: Donald Trump (R)
2012 winner: Mitt Romney (R)

Presidential election by state, 2020

President Donald Trump (R) won the presidential election in Louisiana on November 3, 2020. Former Vice President Joe Biden (D) won the presidential election with 306 electoral votes to Trump's 232 electoral votes.

Biden won the Democratic presidential primary on July 11, 2020. Trump won the Republican presidential primary on the same day.[1]

The presidential primary was rescheduled twice. On March 13, the Louisiana Secretary of State announced that the state would reschedule its presidential primary election from the original date of April 4 to June 20 due to concern for public health amid a coronavirus outbreak.[2] On April 14, the primary was postponed a second time to July 11.[3]

In the last 10 presidential elections, the Republican candidate has won Louisiana eight times and the Democratic candidate has won the state two times. Over those elections, Louisiana has voted for the eventual winner eight times.[4]

This page includes the following sections:

Candidates and election results

General election


Presidential election in Louisiana, 2020
 
Candidate/Running mate
%
Popular votes
Electoral votes
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Donald Trump/Mike Pence (R)
 
58.5
 
1,255,776 8
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Joe Biden/Kamala D. Harris (D)
 
39.9
 
856,034 0
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Jo Jorgensen/Spike Cohen (L)
 
1.0
 
21,645 0
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Ye/Michelle Tidball (Birthday Party)
 
0.2
 
4,897 0
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Brian T. Carroll/Amar Patel (American Solidarity Party)
 
0.1
 
2,497 0
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Jade Simmons/Claudeliah Roze (Becoming One Nation)
 
0.1
 
1,626 0
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President Boddie/Eric Stoneham (C.U.P.)
 
0.1
 
1,125 0
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Gloria La Riva/Sunil Freeman (Party for Socialism and Liberation)
 
0.0
 
987 0
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Don Blankenship/William Mohr (Constitution Party)
 
0.0
 
860 0
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Brock Pierce/Karla Ballard (Freedom and Prosperity)
 
0.0
 
749 0
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Tom Hoefling/Andy Prior (Life, Liberty, Constitution)
 
0.0
 
668 0
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Bill Hammons/Eric Bodenstab (Unity Party)
 
0.0
 
662 0
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Alyson Kennedy/Malcolm Jarrett (Socialist Workers Party)
 
0.0
 
536 0

Incumbents are bolded and underlined The results have been certified.

Total votes: 2,148,062



Primary election

Louisiana Democratic presidential primary on July 11, 2020
 
Candidate
%
Votes
Pledged delegates
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Joe Biden
 
79.5
 
212,555 54
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Bernie Sanders
 
7.4
 
19,859 0
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Elizabeth Warren
 
2.4
 
6,426 0
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Michael Bennet
 
2.3
 
6,173 0
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Andrew Yang
 
1.7
 
4,617 0
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Michael Bloomberg
 
1.6
 
4,312 0
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Amy Klobuchar
 
0.9
 
2,431 0
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Pete Buttigieg
 
0.9
 
2,363 0
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Tulsi Gabbard
 
0.7
 
1,962 0
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John Delaney
 
0.7
 
1,877 0
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Steve Burke
 
0.6
 
1,537 0
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Robert Carr Wells Jr.
 
0.5
 
1,395 0
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Thomas Steyer
 
0.3
 
902 0
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Deval Patrick
 
0.3
 
877 0

 Source

Total votes: 267,286 • Total pledged delegates: 54


Louisiana Republican presidential primary on July 11, 2020
 
Candidate
%
Votes
Pledged delegates
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Donald Trump
 
95.9
 
195,910 46
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Bill Weld
 
1.6
 
3,320 0
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Roque De La Fuente
 
1.1
 
2,336 0
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Matthew Matern
 
0.8
 
1,686 0
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Bob Ely
 
0.5
 
1,043 0

 Source

Total votes: 204,295 • Total pledged delegates: 46


Government response to coronavirus pandemic in Louisiana

Summary of changes to election dates and procedures

Louisiana modified its absentee/mail-in voting and candidate filing procedures for the November 3, 2020, general election as follows:

  • Absentee/mail-in voting: The absentee ballot application used in the general election included COVID-19 specific reasons for requesting an absentee ballot.
  • Candidate filing procedures: The candidate qualifying deadline was extended to July 24, 2020. The deadline by which a ballot-qualified party must notify the state of its presidential nominee was extended from August 18, 2020, to August 25, 2020.

For a full timeline about election modifications made in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, click here.

Frequently asked questions

See also: Ballotpedia's 2020 Election Help Desk: Presidential election

The 2020 election took place against a backdrop of uncertainty. Our readers had questions about what to expect in elections at all levels of government, from the casting of ballots to the certification of final results. Ballotpedia's 2020 Election Help Desk was designed to answer those questions. Ballotpedia is in the process of compiling and answering frequently asked questions related to the 2020 elections. Questions related to this election will be available soon.


Additional resources

Democratic primary

See also: Democratic presidential nomination, 2020
HIGHLIGHTS
  • Louisiana held its Democratic primary election on July 11, 2020.
  • Louisiana had an estimated 60 delegates comprised of 54 pledged delegates and six superdelegates. Delegate allocation was proportional.
  • The Democratic primary was closed, meaning only registered Democrats were able to vote in the election.


    • Former Vice President Joe Biden (D) was formally nominated as the Democratic presidential nominee at the 2020 Democratic National Convention on August 18, 2020.[5] The convention was originally scheduled to take place July 13-16, 2020.[6] Organizers postponed the event in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

    Prior to the national convention, individual state caucuses and primaries were held to allocate convention delegates. These delegates vote at the convention to select the nominee. In 2020, a Democratic presidential candidate needed support from 1,991 delegates to secure the nomination.

    With the plurality of pledged delegates, Biden became the presumptive Democratic nominee on April 8, 2020, after Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) suspended his presidential campaign.[7] Biden crossed the delegate threshold necessary to win the nomination on June 5, 2020.[8]

    Biden announced U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris (D) as his running mate on August 11, 2020. Harris is the first Black woman to appear on a major party's ticket in the United States.[9]

    Republican primary

    See also: Republican presidential nomination, 2020
    HIGHLIGHTS
  • Louisiana held its Republican primary election on July 11, 2020.
  • Louisiana had an estimated 46 delegates. Delegate allocation was proportional.
  • The Republican primary was closed, meaning only registered Republicans were able to vote in the election.


    • The Republican Party selected President Donald Trump as its presidential nominee at the 2020 Republican National Convention, which was held from August 24-27, 2020.[10]

    Prior to the national convention, individual state caucuses and primaries were held to allocate convention delegates. These delegates vote at the convention to select the nominee. Trump crossed the delegate threshold necessary to win the nomination—1,276 delegates—on March 17, 2020.

    George H.W. Bush (R) was the last incumbent to face a serious primary challenge, defeating political commentator Pat Buchanan in 1992. He was also the last president to lose his re-election campaign. Franklin Pierce (D) was the first and only elected president to lose his party's nomination in 1856.[11]

    Sixteen U.S. presidents—approximately one-third—have won two consecutive elections.

    For an overview of the 2016 presidential election in Louisiana, click here.



    Candidate filing requirements

    See also: Ballot access requirements for presidential candidates in Louisiana

    The tables below detail filing requirements for presidential candidates in Louisiana in the 2020 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Louisiana, click here.

    Presidential primary candidates

    Filing requirements for presidential primary candidates in Louisiana, 2020[12]
    State Party Signatures required Signature formula Filing fee Filing fee formula Filing deadline Source
    Louisiana Qualified political parties 6,000 Fixed by statue (1,000 signatures from each congressional district) $750.00 Fixed by statute 1/10/2020 Source

    Independent presidential candidates

    Filing requirements for independent candidates in Louisiana, 2020[12]
    State Signatures required Signature formula Filing fee Filing fee formula Filing deadline Source
    Louisiana 5,000 Fixed by statute (at least 500 signatures from each congressional district) $500.00 Fixed by state 8/21/2020 Source

    Historical election results

    2016

    General election

    U.S. presidential election, Louisiana, 2016
    Party Candidate Vote % Votes Electoral votes
         Democratic Hillary Clinton/Tim Kaine 38.4% 780,154 0
         Republican Green check mark transparent.pngDonald Trump/Mike Pence 58.1% 1,178,638 8
         Libertarian Gary Johnson/Bill Weld 1.9% 37,978 0
         Green Jill Stein/Ajamu Baraka 0.7% 14,031 0
         Constitution Darrell Lane Castle/Scott Bradley 0.2% 3,129 0
         Courage Character Service Evan McMullin/Nathan Johnson 0.4% 8,547 0
         It's Our Children Laurence Kotlikoff/Edward Lea 0.1% 1,048 0
         Life Family Constitution Tom Hoefling/Steve Schulin 0.1% 1,581 0
         Loyal Trustworthy Compasion Princes Jacob/Milton Fambro 0% 749 0
         Socialism and Liberation Gloria Estela La Riva/Eugene Puryear 0% 446 0
         Socialism Equality Anti-War Jerry White/Niles Niemuth 0% 370 0
         Socialist Workers Party Alyson Kennedy/Osborne Hart 0% 480 0
         Socialist Workers Party Chris Keniston/Deacon Taylor 0.1% 1,881 0
    Total Votes 2,029,032 8
    Election results via: Louisiana Secretary of State

    Primary election

    Louisiana Democratic Primary, 2016
    Candidate Vote % Votes Delegates
    Steve Burke 1.5% 4,785 0
    Green check mark transparent.pngHillary Clinton 71.1% 221,733 37
    Roque De La Fuente 0.4% 1,341 0
    Henry Hewes 0.3% 806 0
    Keith Judd 0.4% 1,357 0
    Martin O'Malley 0.8% 2,550 0
    Bernie Sanders 23.2% 72,276 14
    Michael Steinberg 0.3% 993 0
    Willie Wilson 0.5% 1,423 0
    John Wolfe 1.4% 4,512 0
    Totals 311,776 51
    Source: Louisiana Secretary of State and CNN


    Louisiana Republican Primary, 2016
    Candidate Vote % Votes Delegates
    Jeb Bush 0.7% 2,145 0
    Ben Carson 1.5% 4,544 0
    Chris Christie 0.1% 401 0
    Tim Cook 0.1% 219 0
    Ted Cruz 37.8% 113,968 18
    Carly Fiorina 0.1% 243 0
    Lindsey Graham 0.1% 152 0
    Mike Huckabee 0.2% 645 0
    John Kasich 6.4% 19,359 0
    Peter Messina 0% 48 0
    Rand Paul 0.2% 670 0
    Marco Rubio 11.2% 33,813 0
    Rick Santorum 0.1% 180 0
    Green check mark transparent.pngDonald Trump 41.4% 124,854 25
    Totals 301,241 43
    Source: Louisiana Secretary of State and The New York Times

    2012

    U.S. presidential election, Louisiana, 2012
    Party Candidate Vote % Votes Electoral votes
         Democratic Barack Obama/Joe Biden Incumbent 40.6% 809,141 0
         Republican Green check mark transparent.pngMitt Romney/Paul Ryan 57.8% 1,152,262 8
         Libertarian Gary Johnson/Jim Gray 0.9% 18,157 0
         Green Jill Stein/Cheri Honkala 0.3% 6,978 0
         Other Other candidates 0.4% 7,527 0
    Total Votes 1,994,065 8
    Election results via: Louisiana Secretary of State

    2008

    U.S. presidential election, Louisiana, 2008
    Party Candidate Vote % Votes Electoral votes
         Democratic Barack Obama/Joe Biden 39.9% 782,989 0
         Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJohn McCain/Sarah Palin 58.6% 1,148,275 9
         Green Cynthia McKinney/Rosa Clemente 0.5% 9,187 0
         Louisiana Taxpayers Ron Paul/Barry Goldwater, Jr. 0.5% 9,368 0
         Independent Ralph Nader/Matt Gonzalez 0.4% 6,997 0
         Constitution Chuck Baldwin/Darrell Castle 0.1% 2,581 0
         Other Other candidates 0.1% 1,364 0
    Total Votes 1,960,761 9
    Election results via: Louisiana Secretary of State

    Presidential statewide margins of victory of 5 percentage points or fewer, 1948-2016

    See also: Presidential statewide margins of victory of 5 percentage points or fewer, 1948-2016

    The following map shows the number of times, in presidential elections held between 1948 and 2016, that the margin of victory was 5 percentage points or fewer in each state.

    • Wisconsin was the state with the most frequently narrow margins during this time period, appearing on the list in 10 presidential elections.
    • Five states appeared eight times: Florida, Missouri, Nevada, Ohio, and Pennsylvania.
    • The state with the narrowest margin of victory was Florida in 2000 at 537 votes or one-hundredth of a percentage point.

    Historical election trends

    See also: Presidential voting history by state

    Louisiana presidential election results (1900-2024)

    • 17 Democratic wins
    • 13 Republican wins
    • 2 other wins
    Year 1900 1904 1908 1912 1916 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1940 1944 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
    Winning Party D D D D D D D D D D D D SR[13] D R D R AI[14] R D R R R D D R R R R R R R


    See also: Presidential election accuracy

    Below is an analysis of Louisiana's voting record in presidential elections. The state's accuracy is based on the number of times a state has voted for a winning presidential candidate. The majority of statistical data is from the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration and was compiled, here, by Ballotpedia, unless otherwise noted.

    Presidential election voting record in Louisiana, 1900-2016

    Between 1900 and 2016:

    • Louisiana participated in 30 presidential elections.
    • Louisiana voted for the winning presidential candidate 60 percent of the time. The average accuracy of voting for winning presidential candidates for all 50 states in this time frame was 72.31 percent.[15]
    • Louisiana voted Democratic 56.67 percent of the time and Republican 43.33 percent of the time.

    Presidential election voting record in Louisiana, 2000-2016

    *An asterisk indicates that that candidate also won the national electoral vote in that election.

    State profile

    See also: Louisiana and Louisiana elections, 2019
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    Partisan data

    The information in this section was current as of May 7, 2019.

    Presidential voting pattern

    • Louisiana voted Republican in all seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.

    Congressional delegation

    State executives

    State legislature

    Louisiana Party Control: 1992-2025
    Eight years of Democratic trifectas  •  Seven years of Republican trifectas
    Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

    Year 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
    Governor D D D D R R R R R R R R D D D D R R R R R R R R D D D D D D D D R R
    Senate D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
    House D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R

    Louisiana quick stats
    More Louisiana coverage on Ballotpedia:


    Demographic data for Louisiana
     LouisianaU.S.
    Total population:4,668,960316,515,021
    Land area (sq mi):43,2043,531,905
    Race and ethnicity**
    White:62.8%73.6%
    Black/African American:32.1%12.6%
    Asian:1.7%5.1%
    Native American:0.6%0.8%
    Pacific Islander:0%0.2%
    Two or more:1.8%3%
    Hispanic/Latino:4.7%17.1%
    Education
    High school graduation rate:83.4%86.7%
    College graduation rate:22.5%29.8%
    Income
    Median household income:$45,047$53,889
    Persons below poverty level:23.3%11.3%
    Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015)
    Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Louisiana.
    **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


    Presidential election by state

    See also: Presidential election by state, 2020

    Click on a state below to navigate to information about the presidential election in that jurisdiction.

    https://ballotpedia.org/Presidential_election_in_STATE,_2020

    See also

    Footnotes

    1. ↑ The New York Times, "Live: Louisiana Presidential Primary Election Results 2020," July 11, 2020
    2. ↑ The New York Times, "Louisiana Postpones April Primary as 4 More States Prepare to Vote on Tuesday," March 13, 2020
    3. ↑ MSN, "Louisiana presidential primary pushed back again, to July 11," April 15, 2020
    4. ↑ 270 to Win, "Louisiana," accessed June 17, 2019
    5. ↑ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "2020 DNC in Milwaukee pushed back to week of August 17 in response to coronavirus pandemic," April 2, 2020
    6. ↑ The New York Times, "Milwaukee Picked as Site of 2020 Democratic National Convention," March 11, 2019
    7. ↑ Talking Points Memo, "Bernie Sanders Ends 2020 Bid, Making Biden Presumptive Dem Nominee," April 8, 2020
    8. ↑ AP, "Biden formally clinches Democratic presidential nomination," June 5, 2020
    9. ↑ CNBC, "Joe Biden picks Sen. Kamala Harris to be his vice presidential running mate, making her the first black woman on a major ticket," August 11, 2020
    10. ↑ Charlotte Observer, "Here’s when the 2020 Republican National Convention will be in Charlotte," October 1, 2018
    11. ↑ NPR, "When Has A President Been Denied His Party's Nomination?" July 22, 2009
    12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Candidates can obtain ballot placement either by submitting a petition or paying the requisite filing fee.
    13. ↑ States' Rights Democratic Party
    14. ↑ American Independent Party
    15. ↑ This average includes states like Arizona, New Mexico, and Oklahoma, which did not participate in all 30 presidential elections between 1900 and 2016. It does not include Washington, D.C., which cast votes for president for the first time in 1964, or Alaska and Hawaii, which cast votes for president for the first time in 1960.
    16. ↑ This number refers to the number of times that the state voted for the winning presidential candidate between 2000 and 2016.
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